Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-11-18
Notice of Seizure.

TINTED States of America, Territory Of
u Washington, Second Judicial Dis
trict.
In the District Court, holding terms at
No. a,675 The United States of Amer
lea VS.. One hundred and Twenty tins:
containing sixty pounds OF prepared
opium.
Whereas, Vim. II. White, United States
Attorney for Washington Territory, has
filed an information in the above entitled
District Court alleging in substance a.
follows:
"That at time past, tO-wit On the 5th
day of September, 4. ID. 1887, in the col
lection District of Puget Sound, tO-wit:
On Ian at Tacoma, in Pierce county, in
said Territory, Quincy A. Brooks, COilec-
tor of Customs tor said District, did seize
ard now hath in his custody at the Gus
tom House Of said District, at Port Town
send, as being forfeited to the United
States for violation of Section 3,0S2 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States,
certain goods. wares and merchandise. to-
wit: One hundred and twenty tins con-
tanning sixty pounds of prepared opium !;
for that, at a time past, tO'wit: On the
4th day of September, A. ID. 1887, said
goods, wares and merchandise, being of
foreign growth and manufacture and SUBJ
ject to the payment OF duties upon being
imported and brought into the United
states, were ny SOIuc ptlSou VI peTSOuS
unknown, un'awfully, clandestinely
fraudulently and knowingly brought into
the United States from some foreign port
or place, with the intent then and there
on the part OF such importer or importers
to defraud the United States of the duties
thereon, the duties thereon not having
been paid or accounted for, or secured to
be paid to the United States, and not since
having been paid or accounted for or Sc
cured to bc Paid to the United States, the
said goods, wares and merchandise then
aud there being of the value of Six Hun
bred Dollars" and praying for moni,inn
and other proper process to the end that
the said goods, &c, may he dccrccG to he
and remain forfeited accordingly
And whereas, TN reading and filing the
said information, the Count made the fol-
| lowing order thereon. tOwit:
1.-The United States of America VS.. One
Hundred and Twenty tins. containing
sixty pounds of prepared opium.
Let this cause he set down for hearing
| in OPEN Court on Tuesday, the 9Th day of
December, A, ID. 1887, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. of
that day, at which time all persons hav-
| ing or claiming any interest in said goods,
wares and merchandise must appear and
make their allegations in that behalf or
their default will he entered. And let no.
tice be given i'm the usual form 10y publ
cation thereof in the WASHINGTON STAND
ARD"
Now, therefore, all persons having or
claiming any interest in said goods,
wares and merchandise are notified to he
and appear in open Court at the time
specified in said order and make their al
legations in that behalf or their default
will be entered and the prayer OF said i'll
formation granted.
x--x Witness the Hon. Frank AL
L. s. lyn, Judge of said District
S. Court, and the Seal of said
Court affixed, this 9th day of November
A. ID. 1887. A. REEVES Az RES,
Clerk.
By ". +. KEADY, Deputy Clerk.
Nov IL, 1887.